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i completed my BA and MA English from IGNOU Distandly, can i sit for Set and Net entrence Exam?

Most certainly you are. IGNOU is one of the recognized colleges from University Grants Commission therefore it will not be an issue. The correspondence degree also is not an issue because such degree holders are eligible for the National Eligibility Test.

In short if you are meeting the criteria for National Eligibility Test, then you can appear for the entrance exam. Having completed from IGNOU will not hamper your chances of clearing the National Eligibility Test.

As you may know that NET is conducted for the college lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship. It is conducted in June and December of every year. On the other hand SET is also conducted for same purpose.

SET stands for State Eligibility Test and it is conducted by each state separately. Some states like to conducted SET twice a year while some conduct it only once in a year.


NET/SET Eligibility

1. Nationality: Candidate has to be Indian citizen.

2. Qualification: Any post graduation degree is necessary.

3. Marks: 55 percent for General and OBC.

4. Relaxation: SC/ST need 50 percent to appear for SET/NET.

5. Final year students of post graduation course are allowed to appear.

6. Your subject for NET is going to be English.

7. The age limit is 28 years for JRF.

8. It has 3 years relaxation for OBC.

9. 5 years relaxation is given to SC/ST.

10. The lower age limit for lectureship is 19 years.

11. There is no upper age limit.

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i completed my BA and MA English from IGNOU Distandly, can i sit for Set and Net entrence Exam?

Yes,you will be eligible to apply for SET(State Eligibility Test) and NAT(National Eligibility Test).As you have completed your Post Graduation course in English through IGNOU,you will be eligible because IGNOU degree is approved from the DEC and UGC New Delhi.You will only have to meet marks requirement eligibility.If you belong from the General/OBC category then your minimum marks should be 55% and if you belong from the SC/ST category then your minimum marks should be 50%

Paper I :- General Paper on Teaching and Aptitude
This paper will include questions from Comprehension,Divergent thinking and General Awareness and Reasoning Ability.In this section you will have to answer 50 questions out of 60 questions.All questions will be multiple objective type.

Paper II :- Subject Paper
This paper will include questions from your subject paper.All questions will be of objective type.In this section you will have to answer all the questions.

Paper III :- Subject Paper (In depth questions).
This section will include questions from the subject specialization in details.
In this sections answer will be given in details and by seeing the correct options you will have to marks the correct choice.In this section you will have evaluate each and every process of the answers give below.This section will include 75 questions and all questions will be compulsory.

Passing Criteria for above listed exams

NOTE :- Those candidates who do not appear in Paper I and Paper II will not be eligible to appear in Paper III.There is No Negative Marking for Wrong Answer in this exam.

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hello friend

You can get write NET/SET exam
>>All the candidates must complete master's degree from a recognised university or colleges
>>All the 1st year master's degree completed candidates are not eligible
>>There is no age limit for this exam
>>All the general category candidates must get atleast 55% marks in post graduation to get eligibility
>>In case of SC, ST the minimum marks percentage is 50%


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